Health Walk - Tuesday 3rd September

Photos by Michael S & Frankie - Please click on photos to see a larger one

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John outlining his plans for the walk, a longish vote avoiding the muddy paths

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Having crossed the Wooden Bridge setting out along the Cycle Path to Sheep Hill

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Collecting to tackle Sheep Hill but only as far as the Kissing Gate

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the Himalayan Balsam and Bindweed - now how convenient it would be if the Bindweed strangled the Himalayan Balsam

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A lovely flower which so far has come back every year

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Leaving the 'Top of the World'

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I don't recollect many pictures of this bridge at the bottom of Sheep Hill Wood

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More Bindweed

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Across Back Lane waiting for me to catch up

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A lovely garden pointed out by Elizabeth M on Blackthorn Close

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The first of the three ponds or really four ponds - we passed the fourth without noticing it - see map

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The third pond this way round

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Some of the wildlife

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on the water

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We seemed to have cause interest among the birds

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Back into suburbia, wood End Road, Back Lane, back into the Park, along the Cycle Path, over the Wooden Bridge into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre

Frankie: "11 walkers and Meg the dog joined the elite walkers on a warm damp morning. Thank you to Brian for leading an interesting walk through the woodlands and Lake.  I took the role as back marker today leading from the rear.
The route - up car park past and round the barn down the road to the Cinder Path.

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Walking along the Cycle Path to Cock Cabin Wood

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Followed the path around the small pond.

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Through the woods turning left through

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Walkers Wood. Crossed the stone bridge turning

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along the bottom of the Dam

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to go up the steps

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around the lake

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returning to the stone bridge then up snake hill to the Visitors Centre"

Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group).  
Where there are green arrows on the red route it means the Elite walkers had followed the main >> or the main group had followed the Elite walkers >>.  similarly for the blue arrows

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cam Lane
Cam Lane Cottage
The Chorley Walks.  
Cinder Path
Cock Cabin Wood
Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk
Lower Kem Mill
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Tree Sculpture
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre